Financial software company Misys has appointed Simon Paris as president and chief sales officer. He takes responsibility for the company's entire go-to-market organisation, including sales, marketing, pre-sales and partners.

Paris was previously as SAP where he held a number of senior sales and leadership positions, the global head of financial services, and more recently head of industry cloud.

Paris started his career at McKinsey & Co working on next generation operating models for retail banking before moving into consulting and account management roles at NetDecisions and Infor Global Solutions Inc. He has also held the position of vice president for EMEA Global Accounts at HP.

BNY Mellon has promoted Kim Mustin and Matt Oomen to become co-heads of global distribution for BNY Mellon Investment Management.

EFAMA, the European Fund and Asset Management Association, has elected Alexander Schindler as president for a two-year term (until June 2017). 

London Stock Exchange Group has named Donald Brydon CBE as the Group’s new chairman, succeeding Dr Chris Gibson‐Smith. 

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has appointed Karla McKenna as its new head of standards with immediate effect. 

Denise Voss is the new chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). 

Global pan-emerging market investment firm Actis has elected Torbjorn Caesar as its new senior partner.